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The MRO blog is your go-to source for Protected Health Information (PHI) disclosure management best practices, success stories, trends and events from the perspectives of our in-house experts. We’ll keep you informed on the latest news and regulations related to PHI disclosure, HIPAA and other information that could impact your organization.

In an era of regulatory reform and breach, privacy and security compliance is top of mind for health systems. Healthcare leaders are seeking ways to mitigate risk—including financial penalties, lawsuits, and reputational damage—by improving Protected Health...

What is HITRUST? Founded in 2007, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) evolved in response to the growing privacy and security challenges faced by the healthcare industry. Aligned with its mission to “champion programs that safeguard sensitive information...

On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, I visited Capitol Hill with colleagues from AHIMA and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) to address challenges around patient access to health information and to propose ways to modernize HIPAA to better support patient...

Health Information Management (HIM) and healthcare compliance professionals will concur that there is heightened awareness of small breaches across the healthcare industry. And though small privacy breaches affecting fewer than 500 patients per incident are not...

On November 7, 2018, I joined my colleagues Angela Rose, MHA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA, Vice President of Implementation Services, and Anthony Murray, CISSP, Vice President of Information Technology, to present the fourth and final installment of MRO’s healthcare compliance...

During the 2018 Annual AHIMA Convention & Exhibit in Miami, MRO hosted the Product World presentation “A Case Study for PHI Disclosure Efficiency in the Business Office—Yale New Haven Health.” I was fortunate to have the opportunity to co-present the session with...

AHIMA’s 2018 Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Governance (PCIG) Institute took place September 22-23 at the 2018 AHIMA National Convention & Exhibit in Miami. True to its aim to enhance knowledge regarding current trends and issues, the event focused on...

In September 2018, KLAS published the performance report “Release of Information 2018: Who Delivers Most Consistently Across Customers?” With a track record of being the KLAS “Category Leader” for ROI, as designated in 2013-2018 “Best in KLAS” reports, we were eager...